Archinect - News2015-03-31T18:20:51-04:00http://archinect.com/news/article/115267109/william-b-callaway-noted-bay-area-landscape-architect-at-swa-group-dies
William B. Callaway, noted Bay Area landscape architect at SWA Group, dies Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-12-05T14:20:00-05:00>2014-12-11T20:40:53-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/56/56a66902752217c4aca54a47f3f1357f.jpg" width="514" height="773" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>William Byrd Callaway, one of the Bay Area&rsquo;s most influential landscape architects, died Nov. 25 of cancer in San Francisco. He was 71. [...]
In 2007, by then the CEO of one of the profession&rsquo;s largest firms, Mr. Callaway received the ASLA Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects for accomplishments that included inspiring other designers &ldquo;to retain an idealistic view of the profession and the world.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>The Sausalito-based landscape architect William Byrd Callaway is remembered for his&nbsp;prolific career with SWA Group, his varied landscape work from park to plazas, and his empathy, attentiveness and leadership.</p><p>Growing up near Sacramento, Callaway received&nbsp;a bachelor's in landscape architecture from UC Berkeley, and a&nbsp;master's degree from&nbsp;Harvard University&rsquo;s Graduate School of Design. Later in his career, Callaway received multiple awards including: the ASLA Medal from the American Society of Landscape Architects and UC Berkeley's&nbsp;College of Environmental Design&rsquo;s distinguished alumni award.</p><p>He is survived by his wife, Barbara Meacham and four children. A memorial will take place in January.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/114492777/paul-katz-president-of-kpf-dies-at-57
Paul Katz, President of KPF, dies at 57 Archinect2014-11-25T11:52:00-05:00>2014-12-03T22:09:19-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/l2/l2931kf9o7q4icdn.jpg" width="514" height="530" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Bridging the aspirations of developers and the firm&rsquo;s architects, Mr. Katz negotiated into existence some of the tallest mixed-use buildings in the world, among them the Shanghai World Financial Center and the International Commerce Centre in HK.
His other projects for KPF included Roppongi Hills, a huge complex in Tokyo encompassing an office tower, apartments, shops and restaurants, movie theaters, a museum, a hotel, a television studio, parks and an outdoor amphitheater.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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China builds its dream island; Qatar controversies continue; the internet slows down: Weekly News Round-Up for September 7, 2014 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-09-15T20:01:00-04:00>2014-09-18T15:54:39-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/q9/q9tcj8kfqm7lkll2.jpg" width="514" height="308" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p><strong><em>Friday, September 12</em></strong>:</p><ul><li><a title="Vincent Scully Prize 2014 awarded to journalist and TV host Charlie Rose" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108807760/vincent-scully-prize-2014-awarded-to-journalist-and-tv-host-charlie-rose" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vincent Scully Prize 2014 awarded to journalist and TV host Charlie Rose</a>: The prize was established by the National Building Museum in 1999, and is named after the famed Yale art history and architecture professor who helped establish Louis Kahn and Robert Venturi. Rose was distinguished by his interviews of leaders in urban design and development.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Thursday, September 11</em>:</strong></p><ul><li><a title="Toronto set to unveil first museum of Islamic culture in North America" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108715362/toronto-set-to-unveil-first-museum-of-islamic-culture-in-north-america" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toronto set to unveil first museum of Islamic culture in North America</a>: The museum is backed by Aga Khan,&nbsp;a "lesser-known royal" and spiritual leader of an estimated 15 million Ismaili Muslims, approximately 100,000 of which now live in Canada. The museum is&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/59363761/maki-to-design-muslim-cultural-centre-for-the-aga-khan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">designed by Pritzker winner Fumihiko Maki</a>, and opens September 18.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Wednesday, September 10:</em></strong></p><ul><li><a title="The long-lost design bible of the New York subway is (briefly) back in print" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/108643850/the-long-lost-design-bible-of-the-new-york-subway-is-briefly-back-in-print" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The long-lost design bible of the New York subway is (briefly) back in print</a>: In 1967, the New York City Transit Authority asked designers&nbsp;Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda to create a solution to the subway system's inconsistent and confusing identity. Th...</li></ul>http://archinect.com/news/article/108712952/mildred-friedman-85-dies-curator-elevated-design-and-architecture
Mildred Friedman, 85, Dies; Curator Elevated Design and Architecture Alexander Walter2014-09-11T13:10:00-04:00>2014-09-11T13:12:38-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/fa/fa9de27071a7b9d4dd33ee98b6f31184.jpg" width="514" height="353" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Mildred Friedman, a curator at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in the 1970s and &rsquo;80s who helped both the museum and the contemporary design and architecture it celebrated become objects of international acclaim, died on Sept. 3 in Manhattan. She was 85. [...]
Ms. Friedman executed a curatorial hat trick: She elevated design even as she made it more accessible &mdash; and she did it in Minnesota, far from the traditional sanctums of aesthetics.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Lawsuits, Legos and landmarks: Weekly News Round-Up for August 18, 2014 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-08-25T13:13:00-04:00>2014-11-17T19:32:41-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/l9/l9vl7n242h9ujwrt.jpg" width="514" height="323" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p><strong>Friday, August 22:</strong></p><ul><li><strong><a title="Zaha Hadid sues architecture critic Martin Filler over book review" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107169286/zaha-hadid-sues-architecture-critic-martin-filler-over-book-review" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid sues architecture critic Martin Filler over book review</a></strong>: <a href="http://archinect.com/zaha-hadid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hadid</a> is responding to allegedly defamatory comments made by Filler regarding her <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/134029/2022-world-cup-in-qatar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2022 World Cup stadium in Qatar</a>.</li><li><strong><a title="The Demolition of 5 Pointz Has Begun" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107170089/the-demolition-of-5-pointz-has-begun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Demolition of 5 Pointz Has Begun</a></strong>: The "Graffiti Mecca" was <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/86311570/5-pointz-graffiti-mecca-in-long-island-city-faces-imminent-destruction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">slated for demolition last November</a>, when the property owners' "broken window" theory justification beat out the artists' protests. <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/105478813/new-renderings-of-what-will-replace-grafitti-art-mecca-5pointz-emerge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two residential towers will be built in 5 Pointz's place</a>.</li><li><strong><a title="Study confirms LA is least affordable city for rentals in US" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107185375/study-confirms-la-is-least-affordable-city-for-rentals-in-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Study confirms LA is least affordable city for rentals in US</a></strong>: Depressing <a href="http://archinect.com/ucla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UCLA</a> study confirms that in the city with the highest proportion of renters in the country, the average renter spends nearly 47% of their income on rent. The news is part of&nbsp;a nearly fifty year old trend in the renting market.</li></ul><p><strong>Thursday, August 21:</strong></p><ul><li><strong><a title="Lego House in Billund, Denmark, begins construction by laying giant Lego brick&ndash;shaped foundation stones" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107096998/lego-house-in-billund-denmark-begins-construction-by-laying-giant-lego-brick-shaped-foundation-stones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lego House in Billund, Denmark, begins construction by laying giant Lego brick&ndash;shaped foundation stones</a></strong>: Even if <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BIG</a> hadn't designed it, Bjarke would have laid the first brick.</li><li><strong><a title="Istanbul's 'illegal' towers to be demolished after landmark court ruling" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/107097802/istanbul-s-illegal-towers-to-be-demolished-after-landmark-court-ruling" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Istanbul's 'illegal' towers to be demolished after...</a></strong></li></ul>http://archinect.com/news/article/107018227/deborah-sussman-designer-has-died-at-age-83
Deborah Sussman, designer, has died at age 83 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-08-20T14:23:00-04:00>2014-08-21T13:16:10-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/rz/rzs311sknfvb5d8q.jpg" width="514" height="303" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>We are very sad to learn of the passing of amazing designer Deborah Sussman, who died this morning after a battle with cancer." &mdash; @DesignObserver</p></em><br /><br /><p>Designer Deborah Sussman passed away this morning at age 83.</p><p>Perhaps best known for her environmental and graphic design for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,&nbsp;Sussman began her career working as an office designer for Charles and Ray Eames in the 1950s. She founded her own firm in 1968, and created <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/11768196/sussman-prejza-co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sussman/Prejza &amp; Co.</a> along with her husband, architect and urban planner Paul Prejza, in 1980.</p><p>Her distinctively colorful and intrepid graphical work brought character to Disney World, the city of Santa Monica, CA, and the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco.</p><p>View a selection of Sussman's graphical and environmental work in the gallery below.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/104327447/randall-stout-architect-of-innovative-environmental-designs-dies-at-56
Randall Stout, Architect of Innovative Environmental Designs, Dies at 56 Archinect2014-07-16T14:54:00-04:00>2014-07-16T14:55:13-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/31/3105ec01148d498489c3909dc230a5b5.jpg" width="514" height="480" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Randall Stout, an environmentally sensitive architect who earned a national reputation for designing dynamically shaped regional museums, mostly in his native South, died on Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 56.
His brother, Steven, said the cause was renal cell cancer.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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In memoriam: Pritzker winner Hans Hollein dies at age 80 Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2014-04-24T17:34:00-04:00>2014-04-29T01:07:17-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/st/st6zmdfvr0y95j60.jpg" width="514" height="308" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Austrian architect and designer Hans Hollein, a winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize whose work ranged from big museums through tiny shops to furniture and sunglasses, has died. He was 80. [...]
He won the 1985 Pritzker Prize for his work, which often included touches of fancy, such as bronze-clad palm trees in a Vienna travel agency.</p></em><br /><br /><p>RIP Hans Hollein (1934 - 2014), independent architect, artist and professor.</p><p>From 1976-2002, Hollein served as a professor at the University of Applied Art in Vienna, where he was also Dean of the Architecture department. He also held professorships at Yale University, Washington University in St. Louis, University of California, Los Angeles, and Ohio State University. According to Dorothea Apovnik, a spokeswoman for Hollein's family, he died in Vienna after a long illness.</p><p>The following is a selection of Hollein's work, including his Museum f&uuml;r Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt am Main and Haas-Haus in Vienna.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vr/vrjfxm11shtymgex.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gb/gbyxfy6v10avfkkc.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ik/ik20b11wky7aor46.jpg"></p><p>Additional images of Hollein's earlier work are available <a href="http://mikasavela.tumblr.com/post/12235523367/early-and-small-by-hans-hollein" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p><a href="http://archinect.com/people/cover/1906872/donna-sink" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donna Sink</a> has begun <a href="http://archinect.com/forum/thread/98609127/hans-hollein-rip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a thread in the forum</a> honoring Hollein, discussing his life and work.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/97656244/robert-hull-founding-partner-of-the-miller-hull-partnership-dies-at-68
Robert Hull, founding partner of The Miller Hull Partnership, dies at 68 Paul Petrunia2014-04-09T17:55:00-04:00>2014-04-09T17:55:11-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/7q/7qi305e3r4zzyolg.jpg" width="514" height="342" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>It is with great sadness that The Miller Hull Partnership today announces the recent passing of beloved colleague and founding partner, Robert Hull FAIA, from complications related to a stroke suffered while on sabbatical in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Robert Hull, the creative force behind the highly successful and deeply respected firm <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/49102156/the-miller-hull-partnership" target="_blank">The Miller Hull Partnership</a>, has passed away due to complications from a recent stroke. For the full release provided by the firm, click <a href="http://www.millerhull.com/media/News/Press/Announcement_Robert%20Hull.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> (PDF).</p><p>From their website...</p><p>As a founding partner of The Miller Hull Partnership, along with David Miller, Robert has been the creative force behind the majority of the firm&rsquo;s public projects and community buildings. An award-winning design architect, Robert&rsquo;s experience on a wide range of project types goes beyond meeting the program requirements. It is a search for ideal solutions.</p><p>Robert received a bachelor of architecture degree in 1968 from Washington State University, twice receiving the Student Distinction Award. From 1968 to 1972, Hull served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Afghanistan, where he designed and built the headquarters for the National Tourism Agency and helped establish a school of architecture at Kabul University.</p><p>After returning to the United ...</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/96171793/in-memoriam-horace-havemeyer-iii
In Memoriam: Horace Havemeyer III Paul Petrunia2014-03-21T12:13:00-04:00>2014-03-21T12:13:40-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/23/239687166bcb93b039905731d156fb3d.jpg" width="514" height="289" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Yesterday, March 19, Horace Havemeyer III, Metropolis&rsquo;s founding publisher passed away peacefully at his home in New York City. Death released him from the suffering brought on by complications from CIDP, a chronic neurological disorder that rendered him quadriplegic in mid-2011. He was 72.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Thanks for giving us Metropolis, Horace.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/91160508/kathryn-findlay-recipient-of-the-2014-jane-drew-prize-dies-at-60
Kathryn Findlay, recipient of the 2014 Jane Drew Prize, dies at 60 Alexander Walter2014-01-13T19:29:00-05:00>2014-02-10T14:47:38-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/sg/sg960yw8yhvokmwp.jpg" width="514" height="514" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>British architect Kathryn Findlay, Co-Founder and Principal Director of London-based Ushida Findlay Architects, has died. Findlay had been suffering from a brain tumor.
Unaware of her recent passing, the jury of the 2014 Jane Drew Prize just announced her as this year's award recipient. The Prize, awarded annually by The Architects' Journal, recognized Kathryn Findlay &lsquo;for her outstanding contribution to the status of women in architecture.'</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Findlay is most famous for her projects Truss Wall House (1993), Soft and Hairy House (1994), and, most certainly, the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower, the UK's tallest sculpture and intergral part of the London 2012 Olympic Park.</p>
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Madeline Arakawa Gins, Visionary Architect, Dies at 72 Archinect2014-01-13T14:41:00-05:00>2014-01-13T14:41:08-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/32/32929d0280e41a33789575018ca9cac7.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Madeline Arakawa Gins, a poet-turned-painter-turned-architect who publicly forswore mortality &mdash; and whose buildings, by her own account, were designed to pre-empt death for those living in them &mdash; died on Wednesday in Manhattan. She was 72.
The cause was cancer, said Joke Post, the manager for architectural projects at the Reversible Destiny Foundation, which Ms. Gins and her husband, the Japanese-born artist known simply as Arakawa, established in 1987.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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In Memoriam: Mark and Lucas Benjamin of Morley Builders Amelia Taylor-Hochberg2013-10-14T14:11:00-04:00>2013-10-16T11:50:59-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/9a/9a4ou2abwb8xjhwm.jpg" width="514" height="565" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Mark Benjamin, President and CEO of Santa Monica-based Morley Builders, died on September 29, 2013 in a tragic airplane accident that also took the life of his son Lucas Robert Benjamin and two other lives [...]
A memorial service will be held for Mark and Luke on Sunday, October 20, 2013 at 3:30 p.m., with a reception following, at the California Science Center, 700 Exposition Park Drive, Los Angeles.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Morley Builders has given shape to many prominent Southern California structures, including the California Science Center, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the Getty Villa, UCLA's Royce Hall, and the Geffen Playhouse. Mark Benjamin became CEO and President in 1981, and his son Lucas served as Senior Project Engineer.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/80609319/george-schipporeit-co-architect-of-chicago-s-lake-point-tower-has-died
George Schipporeit, co-architect of Chicago's Lake Point Tower, has died Archinect2013-08-29T18:23:00-04:00>2013-09-04T00:24:19-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/l5/l5x0msun78m9xyrp.jpg" width="200" height="267" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>George Schipporeit, co-architect of Chicago's suavely-curving Lake Point Tower, once the world's tallest all-residential building, has died.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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RIP Mark Fisher: We Will Rock You. TED2013-07-02T19:20:00-04:00>2013-07-08T19:47:51-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/mf/mfnwfj9d7lmyiz8o.jpg" width="458" height="586" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Anyone who has been to a Stones, U2, Queen, Pink Floyd Concert during the 80s 90s will certainly know the work of Mark Fisher who died 25 June.&nbsp; One of those special folks going through the AA and finding a place called home.&nbsp; We will miss you.</p>
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He was known not only for his brilliance but the rapid deployability of stage/concert design logistics.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/75795477/henning-larsen-dies-at-87
Henning Larsen Dies at 87 Archinect2013-06-24T12:48:00-04:00>2013-06-25T13:39:22-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/2v/2v2g7bfn4gzf05ih.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
Iconic Danish architect Henning Larsen died in his sleep in his home in Copenhagen on Saturday, June 22, 2013. Henning Larsen was 87 years old.</p>
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<em>In 1959, Henning Larsen founded his own architecture studio, and he was active for more than 50 years. Henning Larsen&rsquo;s life work counts a number of significant building works in Denmark and abroad. He was often described as a &ldquo;master of the light&rdquo;. From 1968 to 1995, he was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen.</em></p>
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<em>Henning Larsen&rsquo;s significance for architecture goes far beyond his own projects. He has inspired generations of Danish and international architects with initiatives such as the architectural journal Skala, which he published for more than 10 years. His unique approach to architecture, combining a sharp artistic and analytical eye, allowed him to ...</em></p>http://archinect.com/news/article/75581546/interior-designer-eric-engstrom-of-fairfax-dies-at-70
Interior designer Eric Engstrom of Fairfax dies at 70 Archinect2013-06-19T13:42:00-04:00>2013-06-24T22:04:08-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/4t/4te7y06y2xalarux.jpg" width="291" height="400" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Award-winning graphic and interior designer Eric Engstrom, retired founder of EDG Interior Architecture + Design in San Rafael, died Saturday at his home in Fairfax after a long battle with cancer. He was 70.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Miami Herald obituary writer pens a farewell to the Miami Herald building Archinect2013-05-17T13:52:00-04:00>2013-05-27T20:37:20-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/v5/v59k2v9hseppok7i.jpg" width="514" height="242" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>One Herald Plaza, the bayfront behemoth from which generations of journalists fanned out across South Florida &mdash; and at times the world &mdash; to cover the news, passed into history on Thursday after succumbing to a real estate deal.
&hellip; She was 60.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Architect Rick Mather has died at the age of 75 Archinect2013-04-22T15:10:00-04:00>2013-04-22T16:23:46-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/jf/jfk1yes7r6dwynjj.jpg" width="213" height="213" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rick Mather on Saturday 20 April 2013 after a short illness.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican Architect, Dies at 94 Archinect2013-04-18T12:28:00-04:00>2013-04-18T22:00:01-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/81/815b2dcb73a9ef1d3fe11439f6096822.jpg" width="190" height="241" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Pedro Ram&iacute;rez V&aacute;zquez, the architect who led many of Mexico&rsquo;s landmark Modernist construction projects of the mid-20th century, including museums, the country&rsquo;s largest sports stadium and the shrine that attracts its most important religious pilgrimage, died on Tuesday, his 94th birthday, in Mexico City.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Visionary architect Paolo Soleri has died at 93 Archinect2013-04-09T17:45:00-04:00>2013-04-15T20:12:20-04:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vr/vrmftqmsu1i4jv5o.jpg" width="514" height="359" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Visionary architect Paolo Soleri,the Italian-born designer of the experimental Arizona city near Cordes Junction called Arcosanti, died Tuesday. He was 93.
Arcosanti officials confirmed the death in a statement.
Soleri, one of the last living direct disciples of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed a $3.5 million pedestrian bridge in Scottsdale - Soleri Bridge &amp; Plaza, the only completed bridge of the hundreds he designed. It is located southwest of Camelback and Scottsdale roads.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Balthazar Korab - R.I.P. Nam Henderson2013-01-27T18:32:00-05:00>2013-01-29T09:09:11-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/4z/4z1udsf1wfcskiou.jpg" width="514" height="518" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>&ldquo;I am an architect with a passion for nature&rsquo;s lessons and man&rsquo;s interventions&rdquo; was how Mr. Korab described himself in a statement on his Web site, balthazarkorab.com.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Yesterday Jan 26th, David Dunlap reported that Balthazar Korab's death had been confirmed by his wife. Mr. Korab, one of the leading architectural photographers in the period after World War II, died on Jan. 15 in Royal Oak, Mich, at age 86.&nbsp;Mr. Korab&rsquo;s archive is housed at the Library of Congress.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/65033687/architecture-critic-ada-louise-huxtable-dies
Architecture Critic Ada Louise Huxtable Dies Archinect2013-01-07T19:22:00-05:00>2013-01-07T19:23:05-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/29/298e9bd1acc14f274ab28d65e56d5666.jpg" width="514" height="343" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Ada Louise Huxtable, the dean of American architecture critics, died Monday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. She was 91.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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'Great educator' Alan Colquhoun dies aged 91 Archinect2012-12-14T15:40:00-05:00>2012-12-14T15:41:00-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/2c/2cc22b8983f03ed1c3421daccb832be6.jpg" width="514" height="386" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Colquhoun (1921-2012) was credited with inspiring a generation of architects who he taught at the Architectural Association between 1957 and 64.
He studied at the Edinburgh College of Art and AA before working for the London County Council in the 1950s.
He started Colquhoun &amp; Miller, a partnership with architect John Miller, in 1961.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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'The most original Czech architect of our times', Jiri Stritecky, 58, passed away yesterday mala2012-12-06T12:42:00-05:00>2012-12-06T15:49:05-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/yv/yvb06td62t4b838a.jpg" width="460" height="452" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>"He was the most original architect of our times, in (Ceske) Budejovice, in the southern Czech region, even in the entire (Czech) Republic." Martin Krupauer
"V sou&#269;asnosti to je nejorigin&aacute;ln&#283;j&scaron;&iacute; architekt, kter&yacute; v Bud&#283;jovic&iacute;ch, ji&#382;n&iacute;ch &#268;ech&aacute;ch i v cel&eacute; republice byl,"</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Jiri Stritecky passed away at the young age of 58, in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, of cancer.&nbsp; He was a partner, with Martin Krupauer, of the creative Czech architecture firm Atelier 8000. His ideas and approach to design were inspired by nature, and by his wonder and love of life itself.&nbsp; He will be missed by his colleagues, his friends around the world and his students.</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/48460398/master-brazilian-architect-oscar-niemeyer-passes-away-at-104
Master Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer passes away at 104 Paul Petrunia2012-12-05T19:16:00-05:00>2012-12-06T17:34:18-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vi/vi4xilasjw0ggi6w.jpg" width="514" height="514" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
<em>"I am not attracted to straight angles or to the straight line, hard and inflexible, created by man. I am attracted to free-flowing, sensual curves. The curves that I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuousness of its rivers, in the waves of the ocean, and on the body of the beloved woman. Curves make up the entire Universe, the curved Universe of Einstein."</em> - Oscar Niemeyer, 2000, <em>The Curves of Time: The Memoirs of Oscar Niemeyer</em></p>
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We are sad to announce that one of history's most talented, dedicated, inspirational, and passionate architects has passed away at the age of 104 years, 10 days before his 105th birthday. <a href="http://archinect.com/oscar-niemeyer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oscar Niemeyer</a> has been in and out of the hospital a number of times this year due to complications related to various health issues, while never letting his focus deviate from his life's work.</p>
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Ministries Esplanade with several of Niemeyer's buildings: the Nati...</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/60801947/editor-s-picks-288
Editor's Picks #288 Nam Henderson2012-11-05T23:50:00-05:00>2012-11-26T19:05:52-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/5i/5ig4pob14l2z64va.jpg" width="514" height="773" border="0" title="" alt="" /><p>
In 2012, <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/60584804/student-works-drx-2012-minimal-surface-highrise-structures" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the DRX (The Design Research Exchange a non-profit residency program for researchers hosted by HENN Architekten) took place in Berlin from July 16th, 2012 through September 7th, 2012</a>. Participants included four invited DRX Experts and eight invited DRX Researchers all of whom focused on the topic Minimal Surface Highrise Structures. As part of the DRX 2012, three prototypic 500m (1,640ft) tall Highrise Structures were developed as so-called ProtoTowers.</p>
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The latest edition of the <strong>Working out of the Box</strong> series <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/60372984/working-out-of-the-box-skip-schwartz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">features Skip Schwartz</a> who is currently the CEO of a heath care service/technology company that provides primary healthcare to people mostly on a virtual basis.&nbsp; The two main lessons that he gained from architecture school and the architecture industry were that "<em>Design counts</em>" and "<em>Project management counts</em>".</p>
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The world lost three very talented architects last week including, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/60369458/lebbeus-woods-dead-at-72" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lebbeus Woods</a> dead at 72, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/60245032/john-m-johansen-last-of-harvard-five-architects-dies-at-96" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John M. Johansen</a> the last surviving member of the Harvard...</p>http://archinect.com/news/article/60500323/italian-architect-gae-aulenti-dies-at-85
Italian architect Gae Aulenti dies at 85 Archinect2012-11-01T12:18:00-04:00>2012-11-05T19:41:16-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/ai/ai947mdvxkj8eial.jpg" width="514" height="355" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Italian architect, designer and teacher Gae Aulenti died late on Wednesday at her Milan home. She was 85 years old and had been ill for some time. Born in Palazzolo della Stella near the northern city of Udine, Aulenti trained as an architect at Milan's Polytechnical University graduating in 1959 and quickly became one of the few well-recognized women working in Italian postwar design.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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Lebbeus Woods dead at 72 Gregory Walker2012-10-30T12:46:00-04:00>2012-11-12T21:32:19-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/lk/lk0hlmx7hhl957pa.jpg" width="514" height="386" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>Deeply sorry to have just heard that Lebbeus Woods, a true visionary architect and astonishing draftsman, died this morning. A great loss.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Michael Kimmelman, Architecture critic for the NY Times, is reporting this morning, via Twitter, that <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/65468/lebbeus-woods" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lebbeus Woods</a> died in his sleep last night in New York. Details are still emerging.&nbsp;</p>
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John M. Johansen, Last of ‘Harvard Five’ Architects, Dies at 96 Archinect2012-10-28T16:10:00-04:00>2012-11-04T23:51:53-05:00<img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/fv/fvae4f5qkhtiw4vq.jpg" width="346" height="500" border="0" title="" alt="" /><em><p>John M. Johansen, a celebrated Modernist architect and the last surviving member of the Harvard Five, a group that made New Canaan, Conn., a hotbed of architectural experimentation in the 1950s and &rsquo;60s, died on Friday in Brewster, Mass. He was 96.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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